Carol, I think this picture says it all! Yes, the beach comes & goes but as can been seen here OB has mostly gone over the past 20 years. I have a picture somewhere of the volleyball net ON the beach with 3 or 4 rows of chairs around it. And I can remember talking to Andy & Cheryl about the impact of the cruise ship wharfs in Phillipsburg on the flow around the island. Nothing scientific & I only have vague memories of the conversation, but there was a feeling it began in a big way back then. I who loved OB rarely go there anymore - just not the same.